Contentment – the pathway to peace

Contentment is something yoga suggests we try to observe. It means to remain content with what comes into and what goes out of your life. It should be observed intellectually, verbally, and physically. Psychologically, it means to be prepared to part with anything you don’t need. On a deeper level, it means you should not be perturbed if that which you feel you need is removed from my life. Rather, you should focus on the abundance of life as well as the laws of karma. Contentment is the root of happiness, happiness is the root of a quiet mind, a quiet mind is the root of gathering energy, and gathering energy is the root of prosperity. Verbal contentment means to give up idle chatter, biter words, shouts, and insults. It means to be quiet, listen, observe, and remember that which is taken from you is not taken from you but replaced with something you need more dearly. Physical contentment means not being violent toward anyone or anything. When contentment is absent, greed increases. On a deeper level, it means forgetting past injuries and insults (practicing forgiveness) to the degree that our body-mind strives to do no harm. Contentment requires a balanced life, a strong conviction to forgive, and the flexibility to accept change – these bring us peace, and when we are content and at peace, we are prosperous. Let’s get started. END: Be content with what comes into and what goes out of your life. That which is taken from you is not taken from you but rather converted or transmuted into that which you need more dearly. Understanding this wisdom of life’s way will bring you contentment. EGO: Flip your palms up and extend out the index finger of the symbol of the ego. When contentment is absent, a person who possesses one thing desires to possess a hundred things. A person who possesses a hundred things desires to possess a thousand. A person who possesses a thousand things desires a million. This is the nature of greed. Pull your finger in and place your thumb on top. The symbol of the soul. Take a breath and surrender to the soul. A mountain is great, the sky is greater, reality is the greatest of all. But greed surpasses all, for it holds the world in its grip. Therefore, the soul that renounces greed and acquires contentment has everything. Namaste~ may you walk the path of life with health, happiness, and peace. Doctor Lynn